Frank with worker Elizabeth Terry after care and attention at the dogs’ home

She said: “Our oldies often need a bit more TLC so we set up Oakfield to provide them with all the ­comforts of home.

“While we have lovely kennels on our Shrewsbury site, a lot of these dogs have been living in a home for over ten years so it would be a very unnatural — and potentially stressful — environment for them.

“No dogs are too old to be rehomed. We’ve had dogs as old as 17 find new homes.”

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Adorable border terrier Mutley only arrived this week and is still finding his feet. His owner had to hand the 13-year-old over to Dogs Trust after she moved into a care home.

Sue, who has worked at the centre for almost three years, said: “It can be quite emotional taking these older dogs in. A lot of Oakfield dogs come in on our Canine Care Card scheme, which guarantees we will look after a dog if its owner passes away.

“Other times owners hand over their dogs because they are now too old themselves to care for them.

“Mutley’s owner still loved him very much — it was a heartbreaking four-hour goodbye.”

While Sue insists that the oldies at Shrewsbury are reasonably easy to rehome, RSPCA statistics suggest otherwise.

While puppies stay in UK sanctuaries for barely a fortnight — those over seven years old can ­languish in kennels for months.

But it looks like that won’t be the case for Molly and Buddly.

As I leave they are being walked around by a young couple who are interested in adopting them.

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Sue says: “Obviously we have a lot of checks but it sounds like they’re really interested.

“It would be great to get Molly and Buddly in a loving home soon.”

These doddering dogs might be getting on a bit, but they certainly haven’t had their day yet.

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